The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-13
Letter from Burlington.
BURLINGTON, April ~, 1887.

Letter from Burlington.
BURLINGTON, April IL, 1887
Editor of Waterman The storm en-
gendered by the organization of the board
of aldermen is calming down by degrees,
and while it seemed to uproot almost every
thing on the start, but few fatal casualties
are reported Chairman Booth should have
been reelected. He is a gentleman, with no
scandal attached and he has the confidence
and respect of nearly everybody. But since
he was connected with the j. r. Booth
lumber interests hereof which ex-Mayor
Woodbury. is manager, and who does not
go about the streets fawning to whomsoever
he meets but If he has an axe to grind is
ready to turn or hold on, and generally
does-he has thereby secured few personal
enemies; so the organization of the board
was not intended as drectins to Booth,
but chip for Woodbury..
BURLINGTON & LAMoILLE.
This road now passes under the control of
the Central Vermont openly, as it has been
in fact for nearly dozen years. This city
contributed 100000 for the building of this
road, to secure an Independent line for
somewhere, and for awhile it was run indie
pendent, having no connections with any
thing. The st. Johnsbury & Lake Cham
plain did all in their power to cripple the
road and thereby crippled themselves. The
independent lire from here to Essex juno
tion-where, on time, the minister at st.
James,
with saddened face and battered hat,
And eye that told of blank despair
on wooden bench Coldy sat,
Cursing the fate that brought him there
has been thrown up" for years. the iron
still remaining to keep the land title good
and keep the farmers good-natured. For
some time the Boston Il Lowell have been
feeling for this road, hoping to make direct
connections with the lake. but it seems that
the Boston & Lowell again have got left,
and the city have the pleasure of looking
after 100000 in bonds, about the same as
Swanton for its $4,000 for the Portland x
Ogdensburg.
oPERA-HoUsE.
The management of the Opera-house is
catching it right and left these days. The
Clipper some time since retlected-or words
to that effect-upon the genial manners of
father and son who control the institution,
and as it is alleged that eX-Mayor Woodbury.
is interested in the paper, the Walkers, old
and young, have commenced boycotting the
Van Ness House, of which Colonel Wood
bury is sole proprietor, and X. b. Walker
being the manager Of Woodbury's horse
railroad, there is apparent fun all along
the sky.
BoYcoTTING.
There are lots of square-toed republicans
in this city chilling mad " at the four repub-
Leans who voted for Sutton, and | under
stand that several have notified Mr.. Nc
Killip, who keeps fine grocery store, that
the telephone wires between his place of
business and their fathers Office had been
cut short, never to go again. They think
they have been lied to, imposed upon and
betrayed. This reminds me that not long
since young attorney aspired to be a state
senator and succeeded, but not being at all
times discreet man, meeting the Hon.
John l.. of Richmond, broke out: - 'em,
they are lying about me. whereby he was
consoled thusy: oval the lies won't hurt
you; it will be the truths" But they evil
IDENTIFY did not tell the truths, so he pulled
through
wHTTTEMORE's TwELvE-THoUSAND-
DOLLAR BOX.
The lost has been found, as everybody
expected it would be- The old lady who
purloined the same, it seems, was an opium
gormandizer, some claiming she was good
for pound at meal. This was denied her
while in Jail for day, when she became a
raving maniac. The Hon. Henry Ballard,
her counsel, was sent for and found her
frantic and while he was not counsel for
both sides, he wanted the box and contents
for his friend Whittemore's sake; so by
promising her that he would supply her
with morphine if she would tell him where
the box was " trade" was at once con-
summated. Ballard furnished the morphine
according to contract, and the wreck OF a
woman told him where he could find the
box, which he did, with contents unmo
Tested. Then the poor woman was bailed
and left on her way rejoicing, and White
more walked as upright as college graduate
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
1t is now the same as settled that this so
ciety will commence work at an early day
on a fine new building, to be erected where
once stood the old Strong rookery, on the
corner of Church and College streets. The
building will in every way be first-cass and {
credit to the city and the society, and un
derstand that negotiations are nearly com
pleted for the old Evarts House ruins, neal
the Van Ness, and fine block will bt
erected thereon for business purposes.
GOVERNOR SMITHS STEAM YACHT.
Work is to be commenced on Governor
Smiths steam yacht, which, aside from DIR
Webb's will be the finest pleasure zach
on the lake. l understand that this viii
not come under the restrictions of the inter
state commission. No pains will be spared
in making her first-cass, and l opine sh'
will be the pride of the lake and will hop,
she may be real joy to her owner and hi
friends.
BUT little snow on the streets and tn
drives are in very good order
THREE parties here have left during tn
past week for the Brattleboro asylum. / d
not know whether this speaks for o
against us.
THE express business is just booming
there never being as much done in the ofiic
here in the same length of time as durin
the past two weeks, and the interstate com
mission evidently did it.
LAST year Baldwin refrigerator, wort
say 500, could be shipped through to Cali
fornia for IS. Now, as near as can b
figured, the freight will be $50 If sue
things be, the freight on a barrel of tlou
from Milwaukee to this city cannot be les
than from SO to So TROUBLE.